AES must amend application

The Redondo Beach AES Power Plant. Photo by Chelsea Sektnan.

The California Energy Commission has ruled that AES Southland’s application for certification to re-power its Harbor Drive plant lacks sufficient data to inform a final decision. The commission judged the application to be “data inadequate” at its meeting in Sacramento on Wednesday, Jan. 9. On Dec. 19, the City of Redondo Beach sent a letter drafted […]

Nightlife: A few of our favorite things at the beach

These are a few of our favorite things.… Filet Mignon Risotto at Jackson’s Food & Drink….Hanger Steak Salad at Charlie’s….Saag Paneer at Addi’s Tandoor….Downtown Brown Porter at Sophie’s Place….Chef Amber Caudle at The Med and The Source….Singer-Songwriter-Guitarist Chuck Crowe….Avocado Tempura at Marine Street Café….Grilled Octopus at Café Pierre….Pumpkin Ravioli at Zane’s….Pomegranate Ginger Margarita at Ortega […]

Disabled Hermosa Beach veteran dies in court fighting foreclosure

Larry Delassus, a 62-year-old disabled veteran, died in court last month while continuing a three-year battle against Wells Fargo for foreclosing on his Hermosa Beach home – a battle he had to fight even though court records show he paid his mortgage two months ahead of schedule and also paid his property taxes in advance. […]

‘Why I Heart Manhattan Beach’ art contest winners announced [PHOTOS]

[scrollGallery id = 550] At the opening reception of the “I Heart MB” exhibition Tuesday, Mayor Wayne Powell recognized the first, second and third place winners of the contest as well as three honorable mentions. First place: Charles Lynn Bragg, “Painting Janice Painting Manhattan Beach” Second place: James Gill, “Centennial Sunset” Third place: Cinthia Joyce, […]

Rivalry week opens Bay League action on the hardwood

Holiday breaks are over, tournaments and non-league contests have been played, and local high school coaches have had ample time to assess their teams going into demanding Bay League competition this week. Boys and girls basketball teams from Mira Costa and Redondo opened league play Tuesday and, in only the second of 10 Bay League […]

Mira Costa, Redondo soccer teams begin league play on downside

The opening of Bay League competition didn’t go as planned for the boys and girls soccer teams from Mira Costa and Redondo Union High School. All four teams dropped their league openers, making Friday’s rivalry games between the two schools even more important with one of each game’s opponents remaining winless after two league games. […]

Beach Cities Sports: Football, running, surfing, volleyball and more

Volleyball: The first annual Kerri Walsh-Jennings and Santa Monica Beach Volleyball Club Fundraiser will be held Sunday, Jan. 20 at the Annenberg Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Hwy, Santa Monica. From 3:30-5 p.m., the three time Olympic gold medalist will join her husband and pro beach volleyball star Casey Jennings along with Olympic beach volleyball […]

Redondo matriarch Linda Church bids farewell on her own terms

Linda Church, Redondo Beach

Lifelong Redondo Beach resident Linda Church, mother of 12, grandmother of 28 and great grandmother of 19, passed away Saturday morning in the bed where she gave birth to her three youngest children. She was 71. Over the weekend, as she lay in rest in the home her grandfather purchased in the 1940s, family and […]